21st CCLC STEM Professional Development Grant Abstracts – 12-13
STEM Professional Development Grants — 21st Century Community Learning Centers — 2012-2013 /District / Grantee, Sites, Grades & # Staff Served / 1. STEM Contact(s)
2. STEM components
3. STEM Practices / Proposed 21st CCLC STEM
Overall Goal
Professional Development Summary / Partners & STEM Schedules /
1. Eugene SD
$50,000 / Eugene Sch. District 4j
21st CCLC Sites
ES (grades 1-5)
MS (grades 6-8)
Mapleton SD (gr 1-8)
Participating Schools
1. Howard ES 4j
3 class teachers
2. Caesar Chaves ES 4j
18 class teachers
3. River Rd ES 4j
3 class teachers
4. Kelly MS 4j
7 class teachers
5. Page ES
1 class teacher
6. Douglas Gardens
3 class teachers
7. Hamlin MS
2 class teachers
8. Agnes Stewart MS
1 class teacher
9. Mapleton SD
5 class teachers / Sharon Tabor, Instructional Services
541.790-7572
STEM Components
1. Effective Learning Environments
2. Effective Instruction
STEM Practices
1. Real-life context for school learning
2. STEM: Integration of four disciplines
3. Inquiry-based, problem-based learning
4. Teamwork in learning
5. STEM connections in the garden / Provide an outdoor, authentic STEM learning environment during after school as a supplement to use kits during the school day that are related to gardens: New Plants (K), Soils (2nd), Changes (2nd), Plant Growth/Development (3rd), Motion and Design (4th), and others
The School Garden Project (SGP) of Lane County will be the lead partner in professional development to the District and regional afterschool instructional staff. Using their curriculum: “STEM in the Garden” the SGP Project Coordinator will lead professional development sessions, training in STEM education & inquiry-based, collaborative learning. Cesar Chavez ES and River Rd. ES will serve as professional development session centers. Training will also take place at eight other schools in Lane County’s region.
The Farm to School Program (FSP) will train after-school instructors on incorporating farmers as guest presenters into their STEM education curriculum. They will also train on harvesting, cooking and eating food from the garden in the after-school program.
The STEM District Coordinator will have a key role in providing professional development in inquiry-based teaching, STEM content& alignment with standards. / 1. The School Garden Project (SGP)
2. Farm to School Program (FSP) of the Willamette Farm & Food Coalition
Schedule to be finalized — fall 2012
2. Lane
Education
Service
District
$50,000 / Lane Education Service District
Participating Schools
1. McKenzie ES (1-5)
3 class teachers
2. McKenzie HS
3. Oaklea MS (Junction City) (gr. 5)
5 class teachers
4. Oakridge ES (K-6)
3 class teachers
5. Oakridge Jr/Sr High School
TBA / Bob Curtis,
Science Specialist & 21st CCLC Program Director
541.461-8354
STEM Components
1. Evaluation & Research
2. Community Engagement
3. Effective Leadership
4. Content Standards & Policies
5. Effective Learning Environments
STEM Practices
1. Replicable model for regular school day STEM instructors
2. Lane Arts afterschool artists
3. 21st CCLC improve STEM learning thru arts integration. / Full STEAM Ahead is an ES STEM to STEAM Arts integration model for small rural districts. Lane ESD ensures Eval. Research, Comm. Engagement Leadership reach classrooms by:
1. Increase STEM regular day and afterschool instructor skill level.
2. Improve content standard alignment to core and afterschool instruction,
3. Create effective learning environments by purchase training in appropriate use of equip. technologies.
Full STEAM Ahead will improve instruction by introducing a STEAM Arts integration model supported by two STEM Curric. Design Summits, Google docs-based coaching collaboration, facilitated STEAM Prof. Lrng Communities, ES & HS Ctr for Lane Active Teaching of Sci. Tech. (CLAST) workshops, Arts Integration Coaching Co-Teaching Model. Impact measures will include: (i) newly designed STEM / Arts integration units (ii) increased use of science inquiry kits in ES classrooms, (iii) inclusion of specialized science equip. in classrooms, (iv) improved alignment of regular day STEM instruction & afterschool STEM enrichment, (v) articulation of curric. w/ science & math stds, measured & tracked by Prog. Dir., 21st CCLC site coordinators, school teachers administrators. / 1. Univ. of OR
2. Life Technologies
3. Lane ESD
4. Ctr for Lane Active Teaching of Science & Technology (CLAST)
Monthly site coord. mtgs.
Qtrly Afterschool Staff Mtgs.
Biannual Curric. Design Summits
Monthly Effective School Practices Network
Ongoing CLAST workshops.
3. McMinnville SD
$50,000 / McMinnville School District (MSD)
21st CCLC Program
Participating Schools
1. Columbus ES (K-5)
3 class teachers
2. Grandhaven (K-5)
3 class teachers
3. Sue Buel (K-5)
3 class teachers
4. Newby (K-5)
3 class teachers
5. Wascher (K-5)
3 class teachers
All – plus Administrators. / Tony Vicknair
David Larson
STEM Components
1. Effective Instruction
2. Effective Learning Environments
3. Coherent standards, content policies
4. Effective Leadership
5. Research & Evaluation
6. Community Engagement
STEM Practices
(1) Multiple means of representing content & concepts (“what” of learning) (2) Multiple Means of action, expression, & demonstration of learning (“how” of learning) (3)Many entry pts into curr. (“why” of learning.) / Strengthen increase STEM professional development for all afterschool staff that is school-day licensed staff who participates in embedded staff development instructional coaching. MSD will host visitations of other grantees districts to STEM programs. MSD conducted professional development needs assessments that included a staff survey a prioritized list of prof.dev. needs developed by instructional coaches, based on aggregate teacher performance data using the MSD classroom observation tool.
Lesson plans, videos of classroom instruction & project based curriculum will be featured on a project website, an Open Education website. Multimedia presentations of STEM programs will be featured at ESEA. Two STEM summits in spring ‘12 & ‘13 for school districts. All Yamhill County schools will be invited to send a team to a three-day STEM Summer Institute. Two EASA STEM fairs, featuring student projects, spring ’12 & ’13. MSD will assist & support other Yamhill County SD in development of industry-based partnerships. Measures include: CIP Math/Science % students meet/exceed OAKS. CIP Tech Goal: Integrate tech. into all learning environments, develop extended tech. learning opportunities for students. Bldg.-based STEM teams will meet regularly as PLCs. Teachers must participate in at least 2/year. / Engineering Aerospace Sciences Academy (EASA)
Project Lead The Way (PLTW)
MSD STEM Centers
1st Robotics Challenge
1st Tech Challenge
STEM Girls’ Camp
Miller Woods
McMinnville Water & Light
Mc Ed Fndtn
OSU Extension
OUS-Proj. Lead the Way
Kids on the Block
Meggit PLC
Freelin-Wade
4. Medford SD
$50,000 / Medford SD KIDS Unlimited
Participating Schools
1. McLoughlin MS (7-8)
6 class teachers
2. Hedrick MS (7-8)
— TBA / Terri Dahl
Medford SD Sup. of Federal Programs School Improvement
(541) 842-3633
STEM Components
1. Effective Instruction, incl. Collaborative Learning
2. Effective Learning Environments
3. Effective Leadership via community partnerships
4. Community Engagement by parent demonstration
STEM Practices
1. Physical Science at the MS Level.
2. Engineering Design at the MS Level / This project plans to integrate collaborative learning practices and iPads into McLoughlin MS science classrooms. The grantee will connect resources for school-to-work/career experiences that reinforce and extend the learning in the science classrooms through Afterschool expanded STEM learning opportunities.
The Continuum of Inquiry will be taught to provide teachers instructional skills in: Confirmation Inquiry, Structured Inquiry, Guided Inquiry and Open Inquiry.
Beginning in February 2012, Grantee will begin with Professional Development Survey development for training needs in engineering design within Oregon Standards. After the survey is implemented for Medford SD and Three Rivers SD, utilize prioritized list of staff development needs in science, specifically in engineering design. Trainings will be scheduled in April and May, 2012, for SuperQuest Summer Institute in Corvallis or Klamath Falls.
Engineering Boot Camp in June, Hands on training in Science Works in Ashland. August, Super Quest Summer Institute at OSU or OIT (5-day Institute). Implementation during entire 2012 year to June 2013 with presentations and Family Science Nights. / Partners:
1. Scientists and Engineers in local business & industry
2. Science Works staff
3. Youth Program staff Southern Oregon University
4. Youth Program staff at Rogue Community College’s Table Rock campus.
5. Community volunteer Robotics coaches
5. Salem-Keizer
Education Foundation
$50,000 / Salem-Keizer SD
Houck MS (gr. 6-8)
(10 slots)
Parrish MS (gr. 6-8)
(10 slots)
Stephens MS (gr. 6-8)
(10 slots)
Gervais SD
(6 staff)
Gervais MS (gr. 6-8)
Gervais HS (9-12)
Falls City SD
(10 staff)
Falls City ES (K-8)
Falls City HS (9-12)
Sheridan SD
(19 staff)
Faulconer-Chapman School (gr. 1-8)
Sheridan HS (9-12) / Krina Lemons
(503) 932-3201
STEM Components
1. Effective Instruction
2. Coherent Standards & Policies
3. Community Engagement
4. Effective Leadership
5. Evaluation & Research / Salem-Keizer Education Foundation proposes a regional STEM professional Development Program that will be highlighted and initiated by a two-county Marion-Polk regional one-day professional development workshop in April, 2012.
This will provide a launch in terms of information and resource-sharing, and regional collaboration will grow through the STEM on-line and face-to-face learning communities, ongoing coaching from SKEF and other STEM leaders, and the learning lab summer camp.
Initial workshop will include breakout sessions in Inquiry Learning, Kids Invent, Astro-Science/ Afterschool Universe, Earth Science/Gardens, Life Science (Streams/Watersheds) and Lego Robotics. Participants will attend up to three breakout sessions.
Six Regional Learning Communities will be established – one for each of the breakout topics at the full-day workshop. On-line Google docs and face to face meetings will be scheduled to foster collaboration and best-practice sharing.
· One – week Learning Lab Summer Camp (2012) in which 18 educators can participate and observe STEM principles. / Partners include: these included school districts:
Salem-Keizer SD
Gervais SD
Falls City SD
Sheridan SD
Regional Workshop – Spring 2012.
Regional Learning Communities – ongoing
One week Summer Learning Lab – 2012